John Herschel discovered NGC 3741 = h916 on 19 Mar 1828 and recorded "vF; R; vgbM; 20"." His position (single observation) matches UGC 6572.

400/500mm - 18" (3/17/07): faint, moderately large, round, 1.2' diameter, low surface brightness, very weak concentration, a faint star is just off the west side. Collinear with a 13" pair of mag 12 stars located ~10' NW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb